Football journey: Tommy Kelly

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Sep 21, 2013

This is his football journey: “I didn’t really play ball growing up. I was a basketball player. Every Saturday, the “football journey” of one New England Patriots player will be highlighted as part of a regular feature.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Speaking with vete… (more)ran defensive tackle Tommy Kelly about his career in football, one thought came to mind: This is about as real and unfiltered as it gets. So even though it didn’t work, don’t be surprised to see Kelly try it again. “If you get a chance to steal a point here or there, in the long run, it can really benefit you,” Kelly said, via Philly.com. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Kelly has played 81 of 138 snaps through two games and recorded his first sack with the Patriots in the 13-10 victory over the Jets on Sept. 12. “I know whether you play Pop Warner football, high school football, college, or the NFL, if you don’t block your guy at the point of attack, he’s probably going to make the tackle.”

Chip Kelly defends going for two after Eagles’ first touchdown

Chip Kelly’s unique approach to coaching extends beyond just the nature of his offense and also to a belief in going for two after the first touchdown of the game. Kelly did that several times at Oregon, and he did it on Thursday night against the Chief…